[quasi-normalcy]

It’s important that everyone understand that, when I say that I “like” a villainous character, what I in fact mean is that I consider them to be both cool and morally praiseworthy, as well as correct in their aims and methods and worthy of emulation by people in the real world. Just in case there was any ambiguity on this point.

[quasi-normalcy]

I further elaborate that I consider them to be An Excellent Role-Model for Impressionable Children.

[quasi-normalcy]

I almost neglected to mention that they are a worthy sexual partner and that I am aroused by everything that they do.

[noirandchocolate]

There was iTunes, too; Terry liked to work in a VERY noisy environment and would stream Bat Out of Hell at full volume.  I, on the other hand, craved serenity–Terry’s concession to that was to punctuate Meat Loaf with the occasional ten minute bursts of birdsong. 

–Rob Wilkins

Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell.  It’s sheer fantasy, that specialized motorbike rock ‘n’ roll.  It’s a world away from heavy metal.  Jim Steinman is a mean man with the word.  Anyone who can write ‘I’ll do anything for love but I won’t do that,’ knows how lyrics work.  This is music to relax to.

–Terry Pratchett (Taken from “Terry Pratchett: His World”)

[yesterdaysprint]

Daily Mirror, England, January 28, 1919  Image © The British Library Board. All Rights Reserved.

[viohra]

The Angel of Death

FISTS YOU

And then you Die

[viohra]

Context: my teacher translated the verb “to grasp with one’s hand” as “to fist” since that’s kinda what it literally means, but you can’t translate it like that into English because “to fist” means something ENTIRELY different, but she doesn’t know that.

So she was explaining how they use the verb to describe the angel of death taking your soul — he rips your soul out of you with his fist. Now that’s pretty damn metal, but she said word for word “the angel of death fists you, and then you die” which is the single most terrifying and powerful sentence to ever grace my ears

[cassidyrld]

Op i appreciate the context but i was going to rb anyway no questions asked

[dunmeshi]

just stumbled across Francisco Soria Aedo's work and first off: really good painter, super talented. He mainly did portraits and neoclassical but I really like are his expressions, which do show up in his neoclassical work. lots of people smiling and having fun and it's just very cute

this is one of my favorites

[dunmeshi]

heres a couple more examples!

[marvel-leviathan]

...i dont thing I’ve ever seen this style with people smiling...

[the-impaler]

Looks like Olivia Colman in the first one!

[neil-gaiman]

With the current world crisis, I have a theory. In Good Omens, War, Famine, and Pollution were discorporated. Pestilence was retired but I don't remember if there was anything saying where he went. So my theory is everything with the Coronavirus is Pestilence somewhat coming out of retirement to raise chaos or causing problems to be a nuisance.

That’s basically my headcanon too.

[ruinedchildhood]

[neil-gaiman]

Perhaps you are wondering where the teaspoons go. This rigorous scientific study comes up with a shocking answer...

https://www.bmj.com/content/331/7531/1498

The case of the disappearing teaspoons: longitudinal cohort study of the displacement of teaspoons in an Australian research institute

Objectives To determine the overall rate of loss of workplace teaspoons and whether attrition and displacement are correlated with the relat

[redvampirerose]

Art by  CottonValent

[thehairsonthebackofyourneck]

[twirld]

Saint Apollonia (detail, 1660s) Carlo Dolci

[bob-belcher]

reasons why Halloween is the best holiday:

you are not obligated to visit your relatives

you are not obligated to get gifts for anybody

people will give you candy for absolutely no reason other than it’s Halloween

it’s the only day of the year when it’s socially acceptable to go out in public dressed as a penguin

[jeremyironsnet]

Jeremy Irons as Ozymandias Watchmen 1x01 l

[rawrbot]

Let us celebrate the first day of Halloween with our Lord and savior, Tim Curry

[the-meaninglessness-of-existence]

[sabrineabboud]

Doug Jones Appreciation Thread

as Amphibian Man in The Shape of Water

as the Pale Man in Pan’s Labyrinth

as Faun in Pan’s Labyrinth

as the Angel of Death in Hellboy II: The Golden Army 

as Billy Butcherson in Hocus Pocus

as one of the Gentlemen in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

as Edith’s Mother, Lady Sharpe in Crimson Peak

as Silver Surfer in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

as Saru in Star Trek: Discovery

as Abe Sapien in Hellboy

[nireidi]

Sometimes in this world you have to find you niche. And sometimes that niche is having rubber prosthetics glued to your body. Doug Jones has found that niche.

[punkbxt]

hes so many of my fave boys

[neil-gaiman]

Also the single sweetest person I have met in the entire acting profession. Doug wins.

[neil-gaiman]

And this is also Doug Jones.

…in Budapest, with my daughter Maddy, long long ago in 2007. From http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2007/07/circus-drums-in-distance.html?m=1

Doug isn’t just a human special effect because he acts well under latex. He inhabits each of his roles, at a level of discomfort and with a lack of sleep that I would find murderous. (Think how early he needs to be in in the morning to have that latex glued on. Think how late filming can go. Doug has rights he sometimes elects not to use, in order to keep a production moving. I’ve seen him asleep propped up in order to keep a movie on schedule.)

And just the gentlest, sweetest person in the business. Today accidentally wound up as Me appreciation day on Twitter. It’s nice to appreciate Doug.

[neil-gaiman]

You're acting like a celeb but I have no idea who the hell you are. .-.

That is because nobody has taken the time or trouble to explain Google to you. When they do your world will become infinitely less puzzling.